Post by justin on Oct 22, 2007 20:56:16 GMT -5
This was a 100% clinic-based practice. You work with a 9 doctor practice that also has 2 nurse practitioners. Dr. Mitchell is the one primarily in charge of the students and he was a resident and chief resident at MCG not too long ago.
The main ones you'll work with are:
Dr. Mitchell - Sees all ranges of patients, soon to be medical director of rehab at the hospital, half time.
Dr. Wimpey - Sleep/Siezure Expert.
Dr. Trieschmann - Movement Disorders Expert.
Holly (NP) - Full range of patients.
You will have to write 2 H&P's toward the end of the rotation and sometimes you will have things to look up at night. Generally the day starts between 8:30am and 9:00am and ends by 5pm always. I went to the hospital with Dr. Mitchell one day and we saw a lot of consults together, this was just like any other day pretty much, you have to see Terry Mize at St. Mary's for your 'observer badge'. You can't write in the charts or do anything useful. You have 0 weekend responsibilities and will get all day Thursday before the test off.
The trick to this rotation is to make sure to do a focused but complete neuro exam and get a complete history in less than 20 minutes for new patients and then run out and present. For follow ups just go in, check on their progress since last visit, recheck any physical exam finidings noted from last time, and get back outside, probably less than 7 minutes. You'll see 15-20 patients each day. There's a good range here, some opportunity for MRI/CT viewing. You'll get a well-rounded experience by the end, although pathology seems to come in waves: all headaches one day, all MS one day, all Parkinson's one day, all vertigo one day, etc.
Most of all about this rotation... do it during football season :-) Go Dawgs!
The main ones you'll work with are:
Dr. Mitchell - Sees all ranges of patients, soon to be medical director of rehab at the hospital, half time.
Dr. Wimpey - Sleep/Siezure Expert.
Dr. Trieschmann - Movement Disorders Expert.
Holly (NP) - Full range of patients.
You will have to write 2 H&P's toward the end of the rotation and sometimes you will have things to look up at night. Generally the day starts between 8:30am and 9:00am and ends by 5pm always. I went to the hospital with Dr. Mitchell one day and we saw a lot of consults together, this was just like any other day pretty much, you have to see Terry Mize at St. Mary's for your 'observer badge'. You can't write in the charts or do anything useful. You have 0 weekend responsibilities and will get all day Thursday before the test off.
The trick to this rotation is to make sure to do a focused but complete neuro exam and get a complete history in less than 20 minutes for new patients and then run out and present. For follow ups just go in, check on their progress since last visit, recheck any physical exam finidings noted from last time, and get back outside, probably less than 7 minutes. You'll see 15-20 patients each day. There's a good range here, some opportunity for MRI/CT viewing. You'll get a well-rounded experience by the end, although pathology seems to come in waves: all headaches one day, all MS one day, all Parkinson's one day, all vertigo one day, etc.
Most of all about this rotation... do it during football season :-) Go Dawgs!